Basketball: Royal girls nip St. Francis 78-74 after leading by 27

The Rogers Royals had a 27-point lead at halftime but found themselves in a fight at the end, holding off the St. Francis Saints 78-74 on Thursday evening.

“We couldn’t miss in the first half, but we couldn’t buy a basket in the second half,” said coach Karlee Anderson. “St. Francis came out the second half and really attacked the basket. We had some foul trouble. And they had seven 3-pointers, six in the second half.”